Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem expressed the Syrian Arab Republic's wonder over the statement of a US State Department source that encourages the Arab countries to join the political and economic boycott against Syria which exceeds the limits of the AL Charter and the bases of the joint Arab action.

Al-Moallem clarified in a message to Arab League (AL) Secretary General, Nabil al-Arabi, on Wednesday that the US provocation constitutes a justification for a foreign interference and for economic and political sanctions against Syria with the agreement of some Arab countries, expressing hope that the US call will not be heeded at.

Al-Moallem pointed out to the danger of such statements on the future of the joint Arab action under the patronage of the Arab League.

Foreign and Expatriates Minister added in the message that Syria, which has declared its commitment to the work plan agreed upon with AL, underlines its fulfillment of most of the plan's items unlike what is being propagated by some misleading TV channels, pointing out that Syria's permanent representative at the Arab League will brief the AL Ministerial Council on the steps taken in this regard.

Al-Moallem, at the conclusion of the message, expressed hope that the AL Secretary General will respond to the US statements in accordance with the AL Charter and the Arab agreements that maintain the sovereignty as well as relations among Arab countries.